SEALED DOCUMENTS IN THE CM/ECF SYSTEM

On September 28, 2025, Chief Judge C.J. Williams entered an administrative order removing electronic access to sealed documents. As set forth in the administrative order, sealed documents will continue to be filed in the CM/ECF system under existing procedures. See Public  Administrative Order No. 23-AO-0002-P.

If you need to retrieve sealed documents, it is recommended that you first contact the filing party and request a copy from them. If you are not able to obtain the copies you need, you may complete the following steps to request copies from the clerk's office for a fee. PLEASE NOTE: You may only receive copies of sealed documents that you are entitled to have access to.

1. Complete the online Sealed Document Request Form or download it here.

2. Submit the form to the Clerk's office for cost completion

3. The Clerk's office will review the request to ensure you should have access to these documents. The total due for the requested copies will be completed and the form will be emailed back to you with instruction on how to pay the fee and a link to Pay.gov. You must use the link from the Clerk to access the Pay.gov payment form.

4.  Once payment is completed and confirmed by the finance department, the requested documents will be sent to the attorney's address listed on their CM/ECF account via U.S. Mail. If the option to pick up the documents at the courthouse was checked, you will be contacted when the documents are ready.

Sealed documents cannot and will not be emailed.